Overview
- Catalonia’s social services and partner groups report 153 people rehoused after the December 17 court-ordered clearance of the former B9 institute.
- Social entities say roughly 50 to 70 people are still sleeping under the C-31 bridge, and some have declined relocation offers.
- Minister Elma Saiz accuses Mayor Xavier García Albiol of inhumanity, racism and xenophobia, stating that immediate aid is a municipal responsibility.
- Albiol insists enforcing the law is not racism and blames the central government for encouraging illegal squatting.
- PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo backs Albiol’s enforcement stance, as prosecutors seek details on what protections the city provided during the eviction.